JP2000120117A - Installation structure of faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To carry out a faucet installation work including a connection work with a faucet inexpensively with excellent executing ability in the case of using a flexible pipe as faucet piping. SOLUTION: The attaching base body 12 of a faucet is provided with a faucet attaching through hole 34. After a faucet attaching device 32 having an attaching plate 36 which is located on the surface of the base body 12 and can fix a faucet body; a holder 38 which is located on the back of the base body 12 and sandwiches the base body 12 with the plate 36; and bolts 42 which mutually connect the plate 36 and the holder 38 and sandwichingly fasten the base body 12 is attached to the base body 12, the faucet is attached to the base body 12 through the faucet attaching device 32. In this case, the holder 38 is previously provided with a piping fixing part 82 for holding and fixing the faucet piping formed of a flexible pipe.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water faucet installation structure, and more particularly, to a water faucet installation device using a water faucet mounting device.
The invention also relates to a water faucet installation structure using a flexible tube as a water faucet pipe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
As an installation structure of a faucet on a wall, that is, as an installation structure of a faucet having a vertical surface as an installation surface, an end of a faucet pipe protrudes from the back of the wall through a through hole provided in the wall, and the pipe end By connecting and fixing a crank leg that also serves as a water and hot water passage component member to the part, and connecting the faucet body to the crank leg, an installation structure that installs the faucet body on the wall has been developed. It is commonly used.

In this installation structure, a water faucet can be mounted on the wall as the mounting base from the indoor side, that is, from the surface side of the wall as the mounting base. There is a problem of protruding.

Therefore, when this installation structure is applied as a structure for installing a faucet in a bathroom in a bathroom, the faucet protrudes largely toward the washroom side, and the appearance is deteriorated. Problem arises.

On the other hand, as an installation structure of a faucet on a counter, that is, as an installation structure of a faucet having a horizontal surface as an installation surface,
An installation structure as shown in FIG. 10 is used. In the figure, reference numeral 200 denotes a faucet (in this example, a single lever type mixing faucet), which includes a faucet main body 202 and a spout 2 extending therefrom.
04 and an operation lever 208 at the top of the faucet body 202. Reference numeral 210 denotes a counter as a mounting base, in which a faucet mounting hole 212 is formed.

In the case of the installation structure shown in FIG.
The male thread tube 214 extending from the water faucet mounting hole 21
2 is inserted from the upper surface (front surface) side to the lower surface (back surface) side of the counter 210, and a fixing nut 216 is screwed into the male screw pipe 214 on the back side of the counter 210, and the faucet main body based on the tightening force of the fixing nut 216. 202 is attached to the upper surface of the counter 210, that is, the horizontal installation surface 210A.

However, in the case of this installation structure, it is necessary to fix the faucet body 202 on the back side of the counter 210, and there is a problem that the workability at the time of installing the faucet is poor.

Therefore, a mounting member positioned on the surface of the mounting base, a holder positioned on the back side of the mounting base and holding the mounting base together with the mounting member, and connecting the mounting member and the holder and holding the mounting base therebetween. Mounting device equipped with a fastener for fastening the water faucet to the mounting base, and fixing the water faucet body to the water faucet mounting device, thereby mounting the water faucet on the mounting base. A structure has been proposed.

In the case of this installation structure, there is an advantage that the installation work can be performed from the inner surface (front surface) side of the mounting base, the workability is good, and the protrusion of the faucet from the mounting base can be minimized.

[0010] Conventionally, a steel pipe is used as a pipe for a faucet. In recent years, a piping system called a sheath pipe header system has been adopted.

According to this method, a flexible tube is inserted into a sheath tube (outer tube) generally consisting of a bellows tube, and the sheath tube is inserted into the sheath tube.
A pipe made of a heavy pipe is routed behind a wall or the like, and one end of the pipe is connected to a device called a header, while the other end is connected to a faucet. Here, the sheath tube functions as a guide tube for the tube, and the inner tube substantially forms a flow passage for water and hot water.

FIG. 11 shows the construction of the pipe by the sheath pipe header method. In the figure, reference numeral 218 denotes a pipe made of the double pipe, which is entirely flexible. One end of the pipe is fixed to the header, the other end is fixed to the wall 222 of the bathroom unit 220 and the like. Connected to a faucet.

The pipe 218 comprises a flexible sheath tube 223 formed of a bellows tube and a flexible tube 224 inserted therein as shown in FIG. Has a fixed connection device 225 for fixing to a mounting base such as a wall and connecting to a faucet.

The fixed connection device 225 includes a plate-shaped fixed portion 22.
6 and a housing 228. The body 230 is fixed to a mounting base such as a wall at a fixing portion 226, and parts such as a pipe joint, a packing, and a washer are housed therein. The end of the tube 224 protruding into the interior 228 is connected to the pipe joint.

From the pipe joint, a screw tube 232 protrudes toward the front side of the plate-shaped fixing portion 226.
A pipe connecting portion of a faucet is connected to the inside of the room 2.

However, the fixed connection device 225 in the sheath tube header system has a complicated structure having a large number of parts, and accordingly, the cost is high, and work for assembling each part is also required. However, there is a problem in that the number of parts leaks because of the watertightness of many parts.

[0017]

The installation structure of the faucet of the present invention has been devised to solve such a problem. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water faucet mounting structure in which a water faucet mounting base is provided with a penetrating water faucet mounting hole, and (a) a member positioned on the surface of the water mounting faucet. A fixing member that can be fixed, (b) a holder that is located on the back surface of the mounting base and sandwiches the mounting base together with the mounting member, and connects the mounting member and the holder and sandwiches the mounting base. A fastener for fastening, and a faucet mounting device having the faucet mounting device provided on the mounting base, and a faucet mounting structure for mounting a faucet to the mounting base via the faucet mounting device, A pipe fixing portion for holding and fixing a water faucet pipe made of a flexible pipe is provided on the holder.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a faucet installation structure according to the first aspect, wherein the pipe fixing portion has a pair of elastic claws to elastically connect the pipe with the elastic claws. It is characterized by being gripped.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the faucet installation structure according to the first aspect, wherein the pipe fixing portion is elastically fitted with a groove or a ridge of a bellows pipe in the pipe. It is characterized by having a form having a projection or a groove.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the faucet installation structure according to the third aspect, wherein a plurality of the protrusions are provided at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction of the bellows tube. And

The installation structure of the faucet of claim 5 is as follows.
4. The installation structure of a faucet according to any one of the items 4, wherein the pipe is directly connected to a pipe connection portion provided on the faucet main body.

[0022]

As described above, the water faucet installation structure according to the first aspect of the present invention has a mounting member positioned on the front surface of the mounting base such as a wall, a holder positioned on the back surface, and a fastening member for connecting them. First, a faucet mounting device equipped with a tool is mounted on a mounting base, and a faucet is mounted on the mounting base via the mounting device.
A pipe fixing portion for holding and fixing a pipe made of a flexible pipe is provided. According to this installation structure, when a flexible pipe as in the above-mentioned sheath pipe header method is used as a faucet pipe. In this, it is possible to omit a fixing device for fixing the flexible tube to a mounting base such as a wall, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts required for installing a faucet, and to reduce the required cost. Construction workability can be further simplified.

When the end of the flexible pipe is directly connected to the faucet, the end of the pipe is fixed to the faucet.
The other parts are in a free state. Therefore, when the water discharge or the water discharge is interrupted, the piping largely moves due to the reaction.

Here, the pipe fixing portion of the holder functions to regulate the movement of the pipe by holding and fixing the pipe. Furthermore, by providing such a pipe fixing part, by connecting and fixing the end of the pipe to the holder at the time of installing the faucet, the connection work between the faucet and the pipe can be easily performed. Become.

In other words, by providing such a pipe fixing portion in the holder, it is possible to directly connect the pipe to the faucet body, that is, to directly connect the pipe without using the fixed connection device 225. .

In the present invention, the pipe fixing portion of the holder may have a pair of elastic claws, and the elastic claws may elastically grip the pipe. With this configuration, the pipe fixing section can be easily configured, and the work of fixing the pipe to the pipe fixing section can be easily performed, which contributes to improvement in workability.

In the case of fixing the pipe by gripping the elastic claws, the pipe can function not only for holding the sheath tube in the sheath tube header system but also for holding the inner tube.

In the present invention, the pipe fixing portion may be formed in a form having a projection or a groove for elastically fitting a groove or a ridge of the bellows tube (claim 3).
With this configuration, when the pipe is formed of a bellows pipe, the pipe can be easily fixed simply by elastically fitting the groove or the ridge to the protrusion or groove of the pipe fixing portion.

In this case, a plurality of the projections can be provided at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction of the bellows tube. With this configuration, when the bellows tube is elastically fitted to the projection, the fixing operation can be performed more easily with less force than when the projection is provided over the entire circumference. It is. In the present invention, it is desirable to provide an opening for pipe connection in the holder.

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is particularly effective when applied to a case where a pipe is directly connected to a pipe connecting portion provided on a faucet main body. By doing so, the significance of providing the pipe fixing portion in the holder is significant.

When the pipe is directly connected to the faucet main body, a fixed connection apparatus for the pipe as shown in FIG. 12 can be eliminated, and the number of parts can be reduced. The workability at the time of installing the faucet and connecting to the pipe can be improved, the required cost can be reduced, and the location where water leakage may occur can be reduced.

[0032]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a faucet (mixed faucet) of the present embodiment.
A metal faucet body 14 (see FIG. 2) containing a water-side valve portion, a hot-water-side valve portion, and a hot and cold water mixing portion, and an upper decorative cover 16 and a lower decorative cover 18 that cover the faucet body 14. And

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes a spout, 22 denotes a shower hose connected to the faucet body 14 via an elbow 24, 26 denotes a temperature control handle (temperature control handle) for controlling the temperature of the mixed water, and 28 denotes a spout. A spout handle having a flow rate adjusting function for spouting water from the spout 20;
Is a shower handle provided with a flow rate adjusting function for discharging water from the shower side. The faucet 10 is attached to a wall 12 as an attachment base by an installation structure described in detail below.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the installation structure. In these figures, 32 is a faucet mounting device, and the faucet 10 is connected to the wall 1 via the faucet mounting device 32.
2 is attached to the wall 12 at a pair of faucet attachment holes 34 provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the faucet mounting hole 34 has a circular front shape (plan view shape), and a pair of faucet mounting holes 34 having such a shape is formed. It is provided on the wall 12 at a certain distance in the horizontal direction.

The faucet mounting device 32 includes a mounting plate (mounting member) 36 positioned on the inner surface (surface) of the wall 12.
And a pair of holders 38 located on the back side of the wall 12, more specifically on the back side of each faucet mounting hole 34, and sandwiching the wall 12 together with the mounting plate 36 from both front and back sides, and extending from the mounting plate 36 and extending from the rear end. Is the female screw hole 40 of the holder 38
(In this example, four) of bolts (male screw fasteners) 42 screwed to.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each holder 38 has a substantially elliptical shape and a ring shape with the longitudinal direction being the longitudinal direction, and each of the holders 38 has a through hole for connecting pipes of water and hot water. Opening 44.

As shown in FIG. 5, each holder 38 has an outer diameter W in the left-right direction, that is, in the width direction, smaller than the diameter D of the circular faucet mounting hole 34. The outer diameter dimension L in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, that is, in the vertical direction is larger than the diameter D of the faucet mounting hole 34. The female screw hole 40 of the holder 38 is formed at each end of each holder 38 in the width direction.

The bolt 42 extends from the mounting plate 36 at a position corresponding to the female screw hole 40,
2, the rear end of the back side of the wall 12 is screwed into a pair of female screw holes 40 of each holder 38 through the faucet mounting hole 34 in the mounting state shown in FIG. That is, a pair of bolts 42 are inserted into each of the pair of faucet mounting holes 34 to connect each holder 38 to the mounting plate (made of metal in this example) 36.

The mounting plate 36 has a longitudinal shape having a length corresponding to the horizontal dimension of the faucet 10. At a position corresponding to the faucet mounting hole 34 and the holder 38, a pair of through-holes 46 for connecting a pipe are provided.

The center of the pair of openings 46 is aligned with the center of the opening 44 in the faucet mounting hole 34 and the holder 38. The pair of bolts 42 extend toward the holder 38 from the widthwise edges of the pair of openings 46.

An L-shaped fixing piece 48 is provided at a lower portion of the front surface (inner surface) of the mounting plate 36, and a hook-shaped hook portion 50 is integrally formed at the upper portion. Here, a female screw hole 52 is formed in the fixing piece 48.

The faucet main body 14 is attached to the mounting plate 36 by fixing a downwardly L-shaped hooking piece 53 at the upper portion of the rear surface thereof to the hooking portion 50 and fixing the lower portion of the rear surface to the fixing piece 48. That is, it is attached to the faucet attachment device 32.

Here, the lower part of the faucet body 14 is fixed to the fixing piece 48 by screwing the male screw member 56 inserted through the fixing hole 54 (see FIG. 3) at the lower part of the faucet body 14 into the female screw hole 52 of the fixing piece 48. It is done by that.

The faucet mounting device 32 having the above configuration can be easily mounted on the wall 12 from the inner side of the wall 12 as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 6 (I), the mounting plate 36 and the pair of holders 38 are connected by a total of four bolts 42, and the whole is slightly slid as shown in FIG. 6 (II). In a state of being inclined in the front-rear direction, each of the pair of holders 38 is inserted into the corresponding pair of faucet mounting holes 34 from the inner surface side of the wall 12 to the back surface side.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7 (III),
The position of the faucet mounting device 32 is restored to the original, that is, the mounting plate 3
6 and the holder 38 are returned to the vertical orientation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, each holder 38 has its upper and lower longitudinal ends positioned radially outside the faucet mounting hole 34.

Then, each bolt 42 is rotated and tightened from the inner side of the wall 12. As a result, the mounting plate 36 and each holder 38 approach each other, and finally the wall 12 is strongly tightened from both the inside and outside, and the faucet mounting device 32 is mounted on the wall 12 here.

When the faucet mounting device 32 is mounted on the wall 12 in this manner, the decorative plate 60 is connected to the mounting plate 36 via the packing 58 as shown in FIGS.
After that, the faucet main body 14 is fixed to the mounting plate 36 with the hook 50 and the fixing piece 48. Specifically, the hook piece 53 of the faucet main body 14 is hooked on the hook 50 as described above, and the lower part of the faucet main body 14 is fastened and fixed to the fixing piece 48 by the male screw member 56.

When fastening the male screw member 56 to the fixing piece 48, the male screw member 56 is screwed through the through hole 61 (see FIG. 3) of the lower decorative cover 18.

The faucet body 14 is provided with a water / hot water pipe connecting portion 62 at the position of the faucet mounting hole 34 so as to protrude rearward, while the decorative plate 60 has a corresponding cylindrical portion 64. The pipe connecting portion 62 is inserted through the cylindrical portion 64, and a part thereof projects to the back side of the faucet mounting hole 34. A tube 68 formed of a flexible tube as a pipe for water and hot water is inserted into the pipe connection portion 62 and communicated with a passage 74 in the faucet body 14.
That is, in this example, a flexible resin tube is used alone as the faucet pipe (tube 68).

The tube 6 inserted in the pipe connection portion 62
8 is prevented from coming off by the claw 70 and the sealing member 7
2 seals the pipe connection 62 in a watertight manner.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, the cylindrical portion 64 is fitted water-tightly to the outer peripheral surface of a boss 66 provided at the base end of the pipe connecting portion 62 via a sealing member. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each of the holders 38 is integrally provided with a pipe fixing portion 82 including a pair of elastic claws 80 inside the opening 44. The pair of elastic claws 80 elastically grip the flexible tube 68 serving as the faucet pipe, and hold and fix the vicinity of the end.

Therefore, in the installation structure of the faucet of this embodiment,
With the faucet mounting device 32 attached to the wall 12, the vicinity of the end of the flexible tube 68 on the back side of the wall 12 is pushed between the pair of elastic claws 80 of the holder 38, and the portion is inserted into the pair of elastic claws. 80, that is, by the pipe fixing portion 82, and in this state, the end of the tube 68 is
Can be connected to the piping connection portion 62 of

According to the installation structure of this embodiment, when the tube 68 is used as a faucet pipe, a dedicated fixed connection having a complicated structure as shown in FIG. The device 225 can be omitted, the number of components required for installing the faucet can be reduced, the required cost can be reduced, and the workability can be further simplified.

When the end of the tube 68 is directly connected to the faucet 10, the end of the tube 68 is fixed to the faucet 10, but the other parts are free, and thus the water discharge and the water discharge are shut off. In that case, the tube 68 moves due to the reaction at that time.

Here, the pipe fixing portion 82 of the holder 38
Serves to regulate the movement of the tube 68 by holding and fixing it. Furthermore, by providing such a pipe fixing portion 82, the vicinity of the end of the tube 68 can be held and fixed to the holder 38 at the time of installing the faucet, and the connection work between the faucet 10 and the tube 68 can be performed. Can be easily performed.

In the case of pipe fixing by the method of gripping the elastic claws 80, it can be used both for holding the sheath tube in the above-mentioned sheath tube header system and for holding the inner tube.

In the case of the installation structure of this embodiment, the tube 68 is directly connected to the faucet 10 without passing through the fixed connecting device 225 as shown in FIG. Since the tube 68 can be attached and detached from the inner surface side of the wall 12, even if the tube 68 is damaged for some reason or deteriorates with time and needs to be replaced, it can be easily performed.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
In this example, a faucet pipe 88 is formed by a flexible sheath tube 86 composed of a flexible tube 68 and a bellows tube on the outside thereof. The pipe fixing portion 82 for holding and fixing the sheath tube 86 is
Are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the.

In this example, the pipe fixing portion 82 is constituted by a plurality of projections 90 provided at predetermined intervals along the inner peripheral surface of the opening 44. In the case of this example, the groove 92 of the sheath tube 86 composed of a bellows tube is elastically fitted to the projection 90 so that the end of the sheath tube 86 is connected to the pipe fixing portion 8.
2 can be held and fixed.

Here, the sheath tube 86 can be fixed by the pipe fixing portion 82 only by slightly inserting the end of the sheath tube 86 in the axial direction so as to get over the projection 90. In this case, each projection 90 is elastically fitted into the groove 92 of the sheath tube 86 to hold and fix it.

In this example, the inner tube 68 is not particularly held and fixed by the holder 38. However, since the movement of the tube 68 is restricted by the sheath tube 86 inside the sheath tube 86, Even when the plug 10 is suddenly spouted or spouted, the tube 68 does not move significantly.

Instead of the plurality of projections 90, an annular projection 94 is formed continuously along the inner periphery of the opening 44 of the holder 38 as shown in FIG. It is also possible to configure the unit 82. Alternatively, in some cases, a groove may be formed along the inner peripheral surface of the opening 44, and the protrusion of the sheath tube 86 formed of a bellows tube may be elastically fitted into the groove.

Also in the installation structure of this embodiment, even when the pipe 88 is damaged for some reason, or when the pipe 88 is deteriorated with time and needs to be replaced, this can be easily performed.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but this is merely an example. For example, the form of the holder, the form of the mounting member, and the form of the faucet mounting apparatus including these are merely examples, and the present invention is applicable to the installation of a faucet using various other forms of faucet mounting apparatus. Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, for example, it may be applied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which a faucet is installed on a wall according to a faucet installation structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a faucet installation structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing the faucet installation structure of the embodiment into various members.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the faucet mounting device in FIG. 3 in a state before being mounted on a wall.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing shapes of a faucet mounting hole and a holder in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a part of a faucet attaching procedure in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a step following the step in FIG. 6 of the procedure for mounting the faucet in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a main part of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a main part of still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a conventional faucet installation structure.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a sheath pipe header type piping system.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a pipe end in FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 faucet 12 wall (mounting base) 14 faucet main body 32 faucet mounting device 34 faucet mounting hole 36 mounting plate (mounting member) 38 holder 40 female screw hole 42 bolt (male screw fastener) 62 pipe connection part 68 tube (piping) ) 80 elastic claw 82 pipe fixing part 86 sheath pipe 88 pipe 90, 94 protrusion 92 groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A water faucet mounting base is provided with a penetrating water faucet mounting hole, and (a) a member located on the surface of the mounting base and capable of fixing a water faucet main body; )
A water supply comprising: a holder positioned on the back surface of the mounting base and holding the mounting base together with the mounting member; and a fastener for connecting the mounting member and the holder and fastening the mounting base so as to hold the mounting base. A faucet mounting structure in which a faucet mounting device is mounted on the mounting base and a faucet is mounted on the mounting base via the faucet mounting device, wherein the holder includes a faucet comprising a flexible tube. An installation structure for a faucet, comprising a piping fixing portion for holding and fixing the piping. 2. The faucet installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the pipe fixing portion has a pair of elastic claws and the elastic claws elastically grip the pipe. The installation structure of the faucet. 3. The faucet installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the pipe fixing portion has a projection or a groove for elastically fitting a groove or a ridge of a bellows pipe in the pipe. A faucet installation structure characterized by the following. 4. The faucet installation structure according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the protrusions are provided at predetermined intervals along a circumferential direction of the bellows tube. 5. The faucet installation structure according to claim 1, wherein said pipe is directly connected to a pipe connection portion provided on said faucet body. Construction.